A British man has designed a honeycomb-shaped module that he says can “help people who can’t get on the housing ladder,” The Guardian reports.
Every Hivehaus module is a small hexagonal “living cell” made up of a “standard set of uniform components,” according to the Hivehaus website. The modules can be combined in an infinite number of ways to form a larger building that could end up looking something like a beehive.
The Guardian reported that a three-unit Hivehaus costs about 55,000 pounds and can be built in four to five days by three builders.
“The more I developed this idea, the more I saw that this could be developed for good and hopefully help people who can’t get on the housing ladder,” Barry Jackson, the designer of Hivehaus, told The Guardian.
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Every individual module is customizable, as its components can “be combined in an infinite variety of ways to produce a uniquely bespoke product at a price point to suit any budget,” according to Hivehaus’ website.
Add some enhancements like green roofs, solar panels and composting toilets to modules and Hivehaus emerges as a “serious option as a totally off-grid living solution,” the website says.
Read the full story on The Guardian’s website.
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